Western Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The western spinebill is a honeyeater found in the heath and woodland of south-western Australia. Ranging between 12–16 centimetres (4.7–6.3 in) long, it weighs around 10 grams (0.35 oz). It has a black head, gray back and wings, with a red band behind its neck and from its throat to its breast. Its curved bill is long and slender.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Acanthorhynchus